Yeah - that’s the sort of idea I keep to. If he flew at it his lungs would give out before the strength. We also only added this “after” getting relatively strong all over. He can do pull ups and dips till the cows some home. As I say - we leave 3 reps in the tank and never go below 5 reps.
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[Im hoping this is satirical and being the new guy its going over my head.
Let him climb trees and play hide and seek, dafarq is the point of a pre-pubescent kid trying to build muscle?
Thanks man. Im considering a mini donkey because I’ve heard that they’re great with kids. I’ve always wanted some Andalusian horses, so maybe a couple.
He has a full playground, but he’s always liked weight and pressure as many kids with sensory issues do. I’m not thinking of making him deadlift huge weight, but seeing that weight helps him regulate, I was curious to see what people think.
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It usually has very little to do with getting muscles at that age. From my very limited experience, this is usually most beneficial from a mental health aspect. Shit, lifting even helps me regulate mentally with everyday life and I see no reason why that would be different in his situation either.
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My sincere apologies, I skimmed your OP while pretending to partake in a MS teams meeting and immediately thought “Oh no another dad trying to live vicariously through their child, he’s too young for weights!”
Ive read it again and I think what youre doing is great, I know F-all about his condition but for sure if he likes lifting and youre limiting it to light weights IE not trying to push his max or anything crazy (at his age) which youre obviously intelligent enough not to do then im all for it.
Give him a high 5 from me, youre a great dad too BTW. All the best to your family.
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Agreed, see my post above.
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Im going with “When ever they feel like it”, because that’s what mine did. He has literally grown up (9 yrs. old) around weights, and started with mimicking me, which turned into his own interest.
He’s also a natural strong man and has loved picking up big rocks (field stone), logs, dragging a sled, and pretty much anything else that involves expression of strength pretty much for ever.
My own rules are just to keep it light hearted, no pressure. It’s supposed to be fun, so let’s keep it that way.
It’s funny though when he gets fired up. He’ll start doing the “Rawwr!” with the crab pose, high fiving, talking smack. It’s a riot.
Anyways, I know I’m late to the topic, just wanted to share my thoughts on it.
I think that the most important part is that no matter what it is, he’s doing it with you and that makes it awesome.
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